Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

At the northwest end of Algonquin, off of Grummer Road, the helicopter you stole earlier will be waiting for you. Stranger yet, the helicopter will be co-piloted by Little Jacob. How do you obtain this mission? Well, after completing the mission for UPC in which you steal a helicopter, you will receive a phone call that will thrust you into this mission automatically. Thereafter, all you have to do is head to the aforementioned location via your GPS from where it is you happen to be. Once you arrive at the scrap yard where the helicopter is waiting, you'll garner what you're supposed to do. Another helicopter is airborne, and it's up to Niko and Little Jacob to take it down from the relative safety of their own helicopter.

As you take to the air, the task before you is simple enough -- stay close enough to the helicopter that you don't lose it, and follow it as it heads over populated areas of the city and finally to the water, where it can be safely shot down. The helicopter can be difficult to spot if not for its identifier on the HUD, so if you lose it in sight, just go towards it on your HUD. Keep in mind that the game is fairly unforgiving when it comes to staying close, so you'll really want to tail it as closely as you possibly can, of course remembering that the helicopter is a clunky machine to operate.

When it finally goes over the water, Little Jacob will let you know that it's time to shoot it down, and the game will prompt you with similar information. Regrettably, your only job here is to steady the helicopter while staying on the enemy 'copter's tail, so that Little Jacob can get a clear shot. To make his shot hit, try to slow down the helicopter, steady your altitude, and stay on a similar altitude as the other helicopter. Doing so will allow Little Jacob to take it down with his handy-dandy rocket launcher.

Once the enemy helicopter is down, Little Jacob will ask you to drop him off at a nearby helipad on the southeastern coast of Algonquin. Just like when you landed the helicopter earlier, be careful, because landing the helicopter can be a bit of a challenge. Of course, you're working with a fairly wide open space here, so just take it down slowly towards the area designated by a yellow dot on your HUD. When you land, this mission is over, and you're free to explore other missions available to you at your leisure.